Category: Women
ASHA workers demonstrate in early August 2020 to demand better pay and government employee status.
India’s women COVID warriors continue struggle for justice
By Ranjini Basu Before the COVID pandemic struck India, its Ministry of Health, stated that the...
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India’s women fishworkers marginalized under COVID-19 lockdown
The following is an interview with Jesu Rethinam Christy, an executive committee member of the...
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STATEMENT: Condemning Crackdown on Women Activists in Delhi
1,100 + FEMINISTS ACROSS RELIGION, CLASS, CASTE, ETHNICITY, ABILITY, SEXUALITY AND GENDERS ISSUE...
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Iraynon Bukidnon women prepare relief goods to be distributed in their community. With the inefficient (and in many cases politicized) delivery of government aid, NGOs such as LILAK (Purple Action for Indigenous Women’s Rights) and peoples’ organizations have initiated efforts to extend support and solidarity in their communities. Antique Province, Philippines. 2020 April 16. Photo by Jhona Vicente.
COVID-19 exposes twin crises of Neoliberalism and Authoritarianism in Philippines
by Bianca Martinez* 29 April 2020 Under the Luzon-wide lockdown imposed on March 17 and the...
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Women workers in Cambodia under the COVID pandemic
By Sokunthy Ros* 2 May 2020 As in other countries, COVID-19 has not only shaken Cambodia’s health...
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Event: Focus Policy Review 2019 launch
Focus on the Global South (Focus) will launch its Focus Policy Review 2019, “Critical...
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Indigenous women mark March 8 protesting dam project
Press Release: Indigenous women’s action for Women’s Day “Ang lupa ay ginawa hindi...
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Cambodia: Petition for Solutions to Priority Women’s Issues
[Twelve trade unions, people’s associations and NGOs are mobilizing today March 8 to put...
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Rights of peasant women and other women working in rural areas
States shall take all appropriate measures to eliminate all forms of discrimination against...
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Women in power face authoritarianism
By Yasmin Ahammad and Clarissa V. Militante In the face of authoritarianism and...
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The Hands That Feed Us
An online exhibit to commemorate women’s role in food provision on the International Day of...
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From Streets & Communities to Halls of Power, Women Mobilize to Dismantle Corporate Power
Hundreds of representatives of social movements from across the world converged in Geneva to...
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